Well, this is intriguing. What do all these polls we're seeing lately — the ones with Mike Huckabee (groan!) atop the Republican Presidential field — really mean?
The most recent poll has the Hefty Huckster pummeling the Blubbery Mr. Barbour in Haley's home state of Mississippi. But it's only one of several Public Policy Polling surveys that have been dribbling out of late. They're happily roiling things up on the GOP side — because Hucklebunny, who seems to be in the lead every time, doesn't yet appear to be running.
But back to our original question. We cats think that, outside of the hard-core base, the broader Republican electorate (including Republican-leaning independents) isn't paying attention yet. So when they're asked, here's what races through their tiny little minds. They don't take the famous killer from Alaska seriously. They're uncomfortable about Romney, although they probably couldn't explain why. But they have vaguely warm and fuzzy thoughts about Huckabee, who therefore does well in these (largely meaningless) polls.
So, knowing all that, what conclusions can one draw? We cats believe that despite the wide-open 2012 field, the Republicans continue to be a hierarchical, pick-the-next-guy-in-line party. And depending on how you interpret the events of 2008, Romney, Palin and Huckabee are the obvious next-in-liners. So we take these early polls as potential bad news for Romney and Palin.
Yep, we admit, the PPP polls are probably time-wasters. But at the very least, they're keeping the clown college that passes for a GOP Presidential field in an unsettled state of volatility and flux. Which is a good thing. We cats PURR.
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